Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Key Takeaways The frontal lobe helps with thinking, planning, memory, and self-control.To keep your frontal lobe healthy, do puzzles, exercise, and learn new ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Frontal lobe damage can cause problems with decision-making, movement, and self-control.  A stroke is a common cause of frontal lobe damage, often ...

Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...

Did you know that the moment you say "thank you," a dramatic change occurs not in your heart, but in your "brain"?Your daily ...

Recently, I reviewed how our “caveperson brains” react to the pandemic. But is there anything we can do about it? While we can’t do much to control our caveperson brain, there is another part of our ...

There are lots of reasons why relationships fall apart; all kinds of incompatibilities can doom romance. Some are trivial, but occasionally there might be something more profound at the root of an ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You might assume that a fully formed brain would be a good thing to bring to a relationship, but it turns ...

The frontal lobe is responsible for a lot of different things, including problem-solving and managing emotions. It matures roughly around peoples' mid-20s to 30s, which is usually why you'll often see ...

Neurologist Dr. Baibing Chen shared the 10-question brain test he gives patients to test how well their minds and brains are functioning.

I can't keep up with taking notes while listening to someone talk,' or 'I freeze up when asked to do two things at once'...